Former Chelsea boss Ancelotti is under pressure at megabucks French side Paris Saint-Germain, but is on Real's short-list to take over if, as seems inevitable, Jose Mourinho leaves the Bernabeu this summer.

Ancelotti has told PSG to sign 32-year-old, who captained Chelsea last night in the Capital One Cup semi-final against Swansea.

And the Italian is also believed to be ­determined to take the England full-back to Spain with him if he ends up swapping Paris for Madrid.